Side of a horn or tortoiseshell snuffbox from the wreck of the East Indiaman 't Vliegend Hart
Also known as: Side of a horn or turtle shell snuff box from the wreck of the Dutch East India ship 't Vliegend Hart
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1700 - 1735-03-02
Horn side of a snuffbox. Elongated and curved at the ends, white decorations. Belongs with a similar side to which part of a hinge is still attached. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-1984-29-2; its record gives material recorded as horn (animal material); measurements height 2.9 cm x width 9.8 cm x depth 3.9 cm.
Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- horn (animal material)
- Measurements
- height 2.9 cm x width 9.8 cm x depth 3.9 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 2.9 cm x width 9.8 cm x depth 3.9 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Zijkant van een hoornen of schildpad snuifdoos uit het wrak van de Oost-Indiëvaarder 't Vliegend Hart
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-1984-29-2
- Museum classification
- snuffbox
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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